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ATTD RN EYS Patented Sept. 22, 1953 UNITED STATES TENT OFFICE UNIVERSAL STRUCTURAL SECTION Ervin Kahlstorfi Laporte, Minn.

Application June 7', 1950," SerialNo. 166,567

2 Claims. (01. 98-55) This invention relates to a building section used in forming corn cribs, play and stock pens; fences, loading chutes, and the like, and 111 particular a unit including aplurality'of spaced slats mounted on longitudinally disposed beams with each unit provided with a beveled corner, with thebeams formed with beveled ends and with meansprovided for connecting the-units through.

the beam.

-The purpose of this invention is toprovide a universal or all purpose unit particularly adapted for use on farms whereby a plurality of units supplied in nested relation may readily be set up to form a corn crib, fence, loading chute, or-shel ter and whereby the units may be provided in different sizes and used. for numerous purposes on a farm. 7

Particularly in built up. corn cribs it isnecessary to form a plurality of units of difierentsizes.

which. a. plurality of similar units may'b'e: assem'e bled to form a platform of a corn. crib. with.

smallerunits of thesame patternzpositioned over a ventilating: opening in. the center. of the. platform. and in. which the units may: be; removed.

from, the; corn crib and used for other purposes such as'in forming a pen, fence, shelter, loading chuteor the. like.

The object. of this. invention is, therefore, to provide an. improved, building unit that may be. supplied in quantities and in which the units may be assembled or set up to. answer numerous-requirements on a farm .or the like.

Another object of the invention is to providea sectional corn crib formedof units havingslats. positioned across beams wherein the same units may be removed from the corncrib andused for other purposes.

A further object of the invention isto provide a universal unit for forming cornv cribs, fences and other objects and devices on a farm which is.

of a simple and economical construction.

Other features. and advantages of the. inven- 7 tion. will appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawingswherein: Figure 1' is a plan view illustratingqone of the foundation units wherein slats are attachedto longitudinally disposed beams with the. slats transversely positioned on the beams and arranged in spaced relation;

Furthermore;

Figure 2 isa longitudinal section through-one of the units taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3" is a crosssection through a unit taken on line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure. 4 is: a detail-illustrating a connection for '1: bolting two of the units together.

: :unitshown in Figure 5'may be nested. to provide Figure 5 is across section-similar to that. shown in: Figure 3 illustrating a narrow unit.

Figure dis a similar section showing a further modification and illustrating a unitv in which the aventilating stack for acorn crib.

Figure 6a is also asection imilar tothat shown in Figure 3 showing the units illustratedin Figures 5. and 6. positionedtogether and illustrating ;that thetwo units form a unit of the same width as that shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3'.

Figure 7 is a planview. illustrating a plurality of the units assembled-to form the platform of a corn crib'with the units shown in Figures. 5 and 6 providing a ventilating. stack in the'center of the platform.

Figure 8 is-averticalsection taken on line 88 of. Figure 7 showing. across section. through the stack of thecorn crib.

FigureQ-is a detail. showing a section taken on line s -a of Figure 8 illustrating, the slidable or telescoping sections forming the stack.

Figure 10 is a cross section through the stack taken on line. I 0- I 0 of Figure 8.

Figure 11 isa plan view illustratin a different arrangement of the units to provide an elongated rectangular shaped corn crib.

Figure 12 is a detail illustrating a plurality of unitspositioned onedge to form a fence.

Figure 13 isa cross section taken on line 13-43 of Figure 12 showing a post for supporting units forming the fencev with the post positionedin a recess provided by the beveled edges of the beams.

Figure 14 is a sectional plan showing a corner of a fence or pen.

Figure. 15 is a detail also showing a corner of a fence and showingjthe beveled edges of two sections positioned together to provide an opening for small pigs-when units are assembled to form a hog. pen.

Figure 16 is a detailillustrating the units assembled to for-ma loading chute for loading stock such as sheep, hogs, calves and the like into a truck. 7

Figure 17 is an end view of the chute shown in Figure 16.

Referring now to the drawings wherein like reference" characters denote corresponding parts the universal or all purpose units of this invention' include a pairofbeams l0 and ll" with a beam l2 at the opposite side of a unit and with the beams connected by transversely disposed slats l3 and 14. Each unit is provided with a beveled corner 15 and a slat 16 which is cut to form the corner is supported by a splice bar ll extended under adjoining slats l3, l4 and I8.

The beams H], H and I2 are provided with beveled ends as indicated by the numerals l9 and 2t and each beam is provided with bolt holes 2| and 22 to facilitate bolting the units together with bolts 23, as shown in Figure 4 wherein a side beam of one unit is secured to a beam 12 of an adjoining unit.

It is preferred to form the beams of 2 x 6s, however, it will be understood that beams of any suitable size may be used and it will also be understood that the beams maybe formed of any material desired. I

The units are preferably formed of wood and while it is preferred to form the units of a size for convenient handling it will be understood that they may be formed of any suitable size and may be provided in different sizes.

. As illustrated in Figures 5, 6 and 6a comparatively narrow units may be provided which, as illustrated in Figure are formed with beams 2d and 25, covered with slats 26, or as illustrated in Figure 6 the units may be provided with beams 21 and 28 and these may be covered with slats 29. The beams of these units are also provided with bolt holes positioned to register with the holes 2i and 22 of the units shown in Figures 1 and 2.

The units illustrated in Figures 5 and 6 are formed whereby the beams 24 and 25 nest within the beams 2'1 and 28, as illustrated in Figure and the combination of the units shown in Figure 5 with the unit as shown in Figure 6 provides a unit, the width of which corresponds to that of the width of the unit shown in Figure 1, as illustrated in Figure 6a.

For the purpose of illustration the units illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 are generally referred to by the numeral 30, the units illustrated in Figure 5 by the numeral 3|, and the units shown in Figure 6 by the numeral 32. These units may be assembled to form the platform and ventilating stack of a corn crib, as illustrated in Figures 7 and 8 wherein a plurality of the units 30 are assembled, as shown in Figure '7, with the intermediate units positioned whereby the beveled surfaces l5 form an opening 33 at the center and a pair of units 32 are positioned over the opening 33 and secured in position by nailing strips 34 and 35 with the units separated by spacing strips 36 and 31. The height of the stack may be continued by inserting a pair of the units 3| which, as described, are formed of a size suitable for slidin movement between the units 32, as illustrated inFigure 8.

By this means a completely ventilated platform is provided for a corn crib with openings between the slats l3 and M positionedon the platform units and. with an open flue provided from the center of the platform upwardly through the stack provided by the elements 3! and 32. The units 3! and 32 are also formed with spaced slats 26 and 29 providing escape passages for air throughout .the length thereof.

It will also be understood that the units may be assembled, as illustrated in Figure 11 to form an elongated corn crib and with the units 3| and shelling machine whereby the corn flows by gravity from the two side units 30.

The corn crib illustrated in Figure 11 and also the crib shown in Figure '7 may be provided with a suitable slat fence or wall to facilitate piling and retaining corn in the crib or on the platform.

It will also be understood that the units may be used for various purposes such as building a fence, as illustrated in Figure 12 where the units 30 are positioned on edge with the ends attached to posts 38 and with the posts positioned between the beveled ends l9 and of the beams, as indicated by the numeral H]. The fence may be continued in a straight line or the units may be assembled to form a corner as illustrated in Fig- -ure 14, with the beveled surfaces is and 20 of calves.

32 positioned between the units 30, as illustrated,-

the intermediate units 3i and and replaced by conveyors or arms of a corn 32 may be removed the beams 10, H and I2 in abutting relation and with the slats positioned on the outer surfaces.

It will also be understood that four of the units 30 may be assembled to form a pen, such as a play pen for a child, or any suitable number of the units may be assembled to form a pen particularly adapted for hogs, brood sows, sheep and The units may be assembled with the beams l0, ll and I2 on the inside as illustrated in Figure 14 or the units may be turned over with the beams extended outwardly whereby the smooth surfaces of the slats are positioned on the inside to prevent a child or animal climbing over the fence.

With the units assembled to form a pen for a sow the beveled surfaces [5 may be positioned as illustrated in Figure 15 whereby an opening 33 is provided at a corner so that small pigs may pass through the opening for feeding independent of the sow.

The units 3i] may also be assembled as illustrated in Figureslfi and 17 to form a loading chute for sheep, hogs, calves and the like whereby .two of the units are positioned on the edges of a floor provided by another unit and with the beams of the floorunit positioned on the platform 50 of a truck the stock may be moved upwardly into the body of the truck.

' It will also be understood that the units may be positioned on edge around the corn crib platform illustrated in Figures 7 and 11 and also that suitable screens may be used in combination with the units to provide a grain bin. The units may also be positioned end to end on the ground to form a walk in a farm yard or from the house to the barn, particularly in rainy weather, and with the units positioned in this manner either in the barn or in the field, hay, either baled or loose may be positioned on the units to facilitate drying as with the hay suspended above the ground or floor ventilation is provided completely around the bale or through the hay. For this purpose the units may be assembled as shown in Figure 11 or only one or two of the units may be used together. v

K The units may also be assembled to form sheep pens and alleys, sorting and grading pens, sheep shearing floors, poultry pens, fences for use around the house and yard or feedlot, or the units may be positioned along a roadway or the like for use as a snow fence.

' he units may also be assembled in the form of a V to provide a shelter. for animals particua'skid whereby products may be hauled from one point to another.

With the units formed in this manner the beams of one unit may be inserted between the beams of another whereby a plurality of units are nested in pairs and the pairs are assembled or stacked to provide a comparatively small unit for storage and transportation.

It will also be understood that other modifications may be made in the design and arrangement of the parts of the units without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. In a corn crib platform, the combination which comprises a plurality of rectangular shaped units each having transversely disposed slats positioned on longitudinally positioned beams, each unit having one corner diagonally cut-01f, the units near the center of the platform positioned with their cut-off corners in meeting relation at the center of the platform providing a ventilating opening and with the outer units positioned with their cut-off corners at the four corners of the platform, a pair of opposed units positioned over the ventilating opening in the center of the platform with their beams extended inwardly providing a ventilating stack in the center of the platform, and nailing strips securing the last named units in position over the ventilating opening, and spacing strips positioned between the beams of the last named units.

2. In a corn crib platform, the combination which comprises a plurality of rectangular shaped units each having transversely disposed slats positioned on longitudinally positioned beams, each unit having one corner diagonally cut-off, the units near the center of the platform positioned With their cut-off corners in meeting relation at the center of the platform providing a ventilating opening and with the outer units positioned with their cut-01f corners at the four corners of the platform, a pair of opposed units positioned over the ventilating opening in the center of the platform with their beams extended inwardly providing a ventilating stack in the center of the platform, nailing strips securing the last named units in position over the ventilating opening, spacing strips positioned between the beams of the last named units, and a pair of telescoping units slidably mounted in the last named units and positioned over the ventilating opening and positioned with their beams extended inwardly and their spaced slats on the outer side surfaces thereof.

ERVIN KAHLSTORF.

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